Construction and detours create traffic mess ahead of Super Bowl

Excitement builds as Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco is transformed into Super Bowl City, but bring with it, traffic gridlock for the next three weeks. (KGO-TV )

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by Cornell Barnard and Elissa Harrington

Sunday, January 24, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) --

Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco is now getting the ultimate makeover and a new name for Super Bowl 50.

Meanwhile, major arteries through the city are now closed for the construction of Super Bowl City. Southbound lanes of The Embarcadero near the Ferry Building, Market Street from Beal to Steuart and a stretch of Howard Street near the Moscone Center are all closed and will be for the next three weeks.

The closures are to make way for the ultimate fan village that is beginning to take shape.

There will be two concert stages and even a football field for 1 million plus fans to gear up for the biggest game of all.

Street closures and detours are now in place. George Morgan didn't know southbound Embarcadero was closed. "Oakland, I don't know how to get there because the two main ways are closed off," Morgan said.